I took delivery of my 2004 prius in January and have started to notice a very audible "crunching/squeaking" noise when I apply the brake. I read something in another forum a little while back that said something about a brake noise when parking on a slope (which is normal, so it said), but I am starting to hear this noise much more frequently, slope or no slope. I hear it when I apply the brake while powering on, when changing gear, and stopping at a traffic light. It's really annoying, and I'm concerned that it might be a mechanical problem. Has anyone else experienced this?
By the way, I did take my car to my Toyota dealer and they told me that they could find no signs of a mechanical problem and suggested that what I'm hearing must be "normal". I say, no way.
By the way, I did take my car to my Toyota dealer and they told me that they could find no signs of a mechanical problem and suggested that what I'm hearing must be "normal". I say, no way.